Crews continue to fight a wildfire that has, as of Monday morning, burned some 300 acres at Pilot Mountain State Park. And local officials are asking for donations to help local firefighters.
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PHOTOS: Pilot Mountain wildfire
Smoke from the Pilot Mountain State Park wildfire is reflected in a private pond east of the park at sunset on Monday. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 500 acres as of Monday night and is expected to burn 900 acres as foresters set back fires to protect houses below the mountain.
The setting sun illuminates plumes of smoke from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 500 acres as of Monday night and is expected to burn 900 as forester set back fires to protect houses below the mountain.
Fire burns along the western ridge of Pilot Mountain on Monday night. The fire reportedly started Saturday night.
The setting sun illuminates plumes of smoke from the Pilot Mountain State Park. Firefighters are working to contain the fire to within the park.
Fire burns along the lower sections of Pilot Mountain on Monday night. The fire reportedly started Saturday night.
The wildfire burning on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park.
A wildfire burns on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park.
A wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
Motorists drive on U.S. 52 as a wildfire burns at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday.
A detail of the wildfire burning on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
A wildfire burns along the ridgeline of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park as seen from a location south of the park, Sunday.
A wildfire burns on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
Smoke envelopes the landmark pinnacle as a wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday.
Smoke envelopes the landmark pinnacle as a wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 250 acres as of early Sunday evening.
